The Obama Diary

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama announce a new government-wide coordinated strategy to help millions of girls around the world attend and stay school called “Let Girls Learn” in the East Room of the White House. Saying that she will focus on this program beyond her time in the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama will soon travel to Japan and Cambodia to promote the new initiative.

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White House: Working Together To Open The Doors Of Education For Girls Around The World

To educate a girl is to build a healthier family, a stronger community, and a brighter future. Unfortunately today, 62 million girls around the world are not in school. Half of them are adolescents. We know that countries with more girls in secondary school tend to have lower maternal mortality rates, lower infant mortality rates, lower rates of HIV/AIDS, and better child nutrition. But too often, a girl who could change her world for the better is locked out of that future by the circumstances of her birth or the customs of her community. We know that a girl with an education can shape her own destiny, lift up her family, and transform her community.

That is why President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will be championing our efforts to help adolescent girls around the globe attend and complete school through the Let Girls Learn initiative, which will build upon the public engagement campaign the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched last summer. Let Girls Learn is a government-wide effort that will leverage the investments we have made and success we have achieved in global primary school, and expand them to help adolescent girls complete their education. A key part of Let Girls Learn will be to encourage and support community-led solutions to reduce barriers that prevent adolescent girls from completing their education.

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President Barack Obama embraces Peace Corps volunteer Charlene Espinoza

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"I want to use my time and platform as First Lady and beyond to make a real impact." —FLOTUS #LetGirlsLearn http://t.co/o1kjFJBNYi

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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) March 03, 2025

"As part of #LetGirlsLearn, we’re going to be launching a new, community-focused girls’ education initiative" —FLOTUS http://t.co/ND2SS8cT6m

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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) March 03, 2025

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"Wherever they live, whoever they are, every girl on this planet has value." —President Obama #LetGirlsLearn http://t.co/9rqaFRsvf6

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The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 03, 2025

"A good education can lift you from the most humble circumstances into a life you never could have imagined." —FLOTUS http://t.co/NoWAdOxHhc

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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) March 03, 2025

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First Lady Michelle Obama playfully takes a bow as she is introduced by President Barack Obama

First Lady Michelle Obama playfully gestures as President Barack Obama makes a joke

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President Barack Obama makes a statement after meeting with the Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and US Army General Martin Dempsey in the Oval Office. President Obama gave remarks on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address given during a joint meeting of the United States Congress.